The Elkins Elks (6-2, 4-1) bounced back from their loss to Clinton two weeks ago to take a commanding 54-28 victory over the Melbourne Bearkatz last Friday, capitalizing on a couple of key turnovers in the fourth quarter to seal the game.

The Huntsville Eagles (1-3) took the field Friday night at Eagle Stadium as they hosted the Prairie Grove Tigers (4-0) in their first conference game of the season. The Tigers clawed and scratched their way to a 41-14 victory over the Eagles.

Elkins Elks Coach Chad Harbison said it was the team’s youth and inexperience that led them to losing 50-18 to Shiloh Christian in their season opener Friday, but he expects the team to bounce back after regrouping this week.

Last year, the Elkins Elks went 9-3 and spent the last half of their season dominating their competition before being eliminated from the state playoffs in the second round. The team lost 17 seniors to graduation, but that doesn’t mean the players don’t have the same winning outlook this sea…

A three-way tie between Elkins, Clinton and Mountain View put the Elks (8-2, 6-1) second in seeding for the 3A State Tournament, and they’ll use that first-round home field advantage this Friday when they host the Jessieville Lions (7-4, 4-3).

The Elkins Elks (5-2, 3-1) knew they had their work cut out for them when they traveled to Clinton Friday, but despite the Yellowjackets being undefeated in conference play, the Elks were more than ready to hand them their first loss.